DIRECTORS' MESSAGE

Welcome to the October edition of TA Talk.

Last month we announced the launch of the ATAPS Pilot Program in Schools and received exceptional interest from schools wanting to participate. The high level of response illustrates that schools around Australia are looking for a performance and professional growth framework that can assist them to create a high performance culture, and build the professional capacity of their team.

The first of a series of three workshops is scheduled for this term, when support staff in pilot schools will learn to apply the Australian Teaching Assistant Professional Standards to reflect on their practice and set professional growth goals.

Another aspect of professional growth that has caught our attention is the number of staff in member schools that participated in professional learning in October, and to date we have issued 370 certificates of completion. 

Certificates are issued for verified ATA professional learning recorded by members in their Continuing Professional Development Diary, and we can now provide schools with a report of verified PD for all staff linked to your school membership. This is really useful for performance and professional development planning.

Lastly, this month we facilitated a very popular web event with Jade Hand from The Inclusive School on MTSS - A whole-school approach to inclusive education for all students, and will deliver our last event of the year on 14 November when guest presenter Dr Elizabeth Murray, Senior Lecturer, School of Education at Charles Sturt University joins us to talk about pathways to teaching for teacher aides.

We hope you can join us!

Warm regards

Mandy and Stella

AUSTRALIAN TEACHING ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

Expression of Interest Update

Thank you to the many schools around Australia that expressed an interest in participating in the ATAPS School Pilot Program.

We are delighted with the number of schools wanting to build the professional capacity of their teams using the ATAPS performance and professional growth framework.

As we are only able to accept a limited number of schools for the pilot program, we have decided to facilitate a series of online workshops in 2024 on how to implement the ATAPS performance and professional growth framework.

All schools that expressed an interest in participating in the ATAPS School Pilot Program will be notified of the outcome by 3 November 2023.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Pathways to Teaching for Teacher Aides
Tuesday 14 November 3.30pm AEST

Many universities around Australia are creating pathways to teaching to address acute teacher shortages. 

In this webinar, we have invited Dr Elizabeth Murray, Senior Lecturer, School of Education at Charles Sturt University to talk about pathways to teaching for teacher aides.

 NEW RESOURCES

MTSS - A whole-school approach to inclusive education for all students

Jade Hand, Founder of The Inclusive School, explores a whole-school approach to Multi-Tiered Systems of Support, also known as MTSS. 

OUTSTANDING PARTICIPATION IN ATA PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

This month we are celebrating four secondary schools for their outstanding participation in ATA professional learning. Collectively they were issued with 79 certificates of completion! Congratulations to:

Ararat College VIC

Bairnsdale Secondary College VIC

Oberon High School VIC

Ocean Reef Senior High School WA

WHAT'S TRENDING ON THE ATA FACEBOOK PAGE

Monday's Motivation

By your reaction we know that collectively you make a difference to the lives of many children. Thank you!

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UNLOCK THE POTENTIAL OF YOUR ATA SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP

Starting your professional learning journey with an ATA school membership is a great step towards building the capability of your valuable education support staff!

During orientations, schools learn how to make the most out of the membership, have an opportunity to ask questions, and gain insights into ways to plan for success.

From feedback, we know that schools are impressed by our extensive range of quality professional learning and support resources, and are keen to get started following their orientation.

If you are a new school or an existing member school that has not yet had an orientation, and would like to unlock the full potential of ATA professional learning, please contact us to schedule a 40 minute orientation via Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or by phone.

Leaders in Professional Learning for Schools

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